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How to Cook/Handle/Prepare

Stove top

Add links to 2-3 inches of boiling water and simmer for 2-4 minutes.

Oven

Bake links in shallow pan in a preheated 350°F oven for 12-14 minutes.

Microwave (1100 Watts)

Ovens vary; cook times may need to be adjusted. Remove 5 links from package and place on a microwave-safe plate. Cover with a paper towel. Microwave on High for 20-25 seconds or until hot. (For compact or microwave ovens lower than 850 watts add 5-10 seconds, if needed). Let stand in microwave for 1 minute, before serving.

CAUTION: PRODUCT WILL BE HOT! For children under 5 years: Cut link lengthwise, then slice into bite size pieces.

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Rated 4 out of
5 by
Zeetie from
Tastes like the Lit'l Smokies back!I check in from time to time to view the smokies package as I, too, was not happy with the new recipe. Last shopping trip, I noticed the smokies in the package were smaller like they use to be. So, I purchased a package of them. Just cooked them as part of our brunch. So glad a change back to the original recipe has been made. Hope it's permanent! Thank you, Hillshire!

Date published: 2017-01-08

Rated 4 out of
5 by
flip from
They changed the recipe again...Oh No!!Recipe has changed from earlier this year. Used to taste like sausage, now tastes and has texture of hot dog. I called and expressed my discovery, hopefully they change it back to how it was. If it's not broke, don't fix it....

Date published: 2016-10-19

Rated 3 out of
5 by
beeman from

Date published: 2017-01-19

Rated 2 out of
5 by
Sad Hawaiian from
Hot dogs...Terrible. NOT the same for sure, very weak flavor. Very disappointed, the other bad reviews tell the truth that it's best to never buy again till the old recipe OR the old seasoning amounts are used again. Ruined a Birthday brunch recipe, wish I'd read these reviews first before wasting money and seeing disappointed faces at breakfast.

Date published: 2017-06-24

Rated 2 out of
5 by
JasSD from
Oily QualityI've always enjoyed purchasing these little smokies but find that after heating or baking they produce so much excess oil. Why is there so much oil and fat in these little guys? I just cant digest them anymore...

Date published: 2016-11-23

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Xiaba from
What happenedI often bought the large bag from Costco because I loved the taste of them. Now they are just extremely salty.

Date published: 2018-12-14

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Momma Beth from
What Happened!I purchase lit'l smokies all the time, they're a family favorite. I just opened this 14 oz. package and these are the most Misshaped things I've ever seen! It would be embarrassing to even use these for our party tonight. Looks like something that should have been derved for Halloween.

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Cath from
Hoping for original Lil' Smokies backHi, have been buying the beef lil' smokies for years. Not sure why they now look and taste like tiny hotdogs? Thot maybe it was temporary, yet seems not. :( Hope there is an explanation or reason why. Thank you.

Date published: 2018-09-01

Rated 1 out of
5 by
CONCERNED IN ARIZONA from
WHAT HAPPENED ?The ingredients USED to be a pork, turkey, and beef MIX - suddenly it appears the INGREDIENTS HAVE CHANGED. Now, all I see on the red labels are pork - and CHICKEN. This changes - entirely - the taste of this product ! NOT as tasty !

Date published: 2018-07-20

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Dess from
Hot Dogs.My husband and I have loved Lit'l Smokies since we were children. We were severely disappointed to discover recently that the cocktails SAUSAGES we loved now are merely small hot dogs. If it weren't a complete waste of time, I'd demand our money back. As for your constant denials that Hillshire Farm has not changed the recipe, I do not enjoy being lied to and it is very obvious that the taste has changed.

Date published: 2018-06-12

Rated 1 out of
5 by
mcunninghamx3 from
Not ever againI always liked these sausages but now they nothing more than o bad hotdog local store brand is better

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Susan5 from
Terrible.Look and taste like little hot dogs will never buy them again.

Date published: 2018-02-11

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Candyd from
Tastes like a hot dogVery disappointed it tasted like a hot dog instead of sausage

Date published: 2018-02-05

Rated 1 out of
5 by
MahvalousMabel from
Embarrassed to serve themI too am glad it is not just me who thought these had a very different taste. Served them for my holiday party, FOUR packages in jelly and BBQ sauce like always, I was embarrassed to serve them the flavor was so bland. Hadn't had them for a couple of years and can't believe how much I had left over, these are usually gone in a flash. Please don't insult our intelligence and say you haven't changed the recipe. Awful! Will not be buying again!

Date published: 2017-12-16

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Lam1 from
Do not like new recipeThis product now has the look, taste and texture of a hotdog. Will not be buying again - so disappointed.

Date published: 2017-12-11

Rated 1 out of
5 by
So sad from
Wow. Glad I didn't buy!Have been an Eckrich customer forever, but was looking to try another brand. The overwhelming negative "hot dog" taste should have definitely steered me away. I was disappointed for sure. Seems someone in management at Hillshire Farm didn't remember what happened when the New Coke formula came out. Disaster. So easy to just stick with what has worked for so many years, so why don't people learn?

Date published: 2017-12-11

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Jeff from
What did you do? These are awful.Are you reading these comments? You changed the recipe and everyone knows it. I sure do. It's just a smoke flavored hotdog now.

Date published: 2017-09-05

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Disappointed from
What's going on?I am so happy to see that it isn't just me who has noticed the "new taste." I purchased some in recent months (4 or 5 packs at a time) and noticed that the flavor was bland. It had me confused actually-- I thought maybe I picked up the wrong brand. Please go back to the original recipe. If nothing harmful was in it, then bring it back. If it was, still bring it back....it was worth the taste...LOL Seriously though, what's going on with the recipe?? We need flava! Bring back the flava! Bring back the flava! Bring back the flava! If I wanted to eat something that bland, I would've chosen vienna sausages...yuck!

Date published: 2017-04-15

Rated 1 out of
5 by
SLS0168 from
LITTLE HOT DOGS!!I HAVE LOVED LIL SMOKIES FOR YEARS BUT THE LAST 2 TIMES I HAVE BEEN VERY DISSATISFIED BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER TASTE LIKE SAUSAGE BUT MORE LIKE HOT DOGS AND I PERSONALLY DON'T LIKE HOT DOGS! PLEASE GO BACK TO THE OLD RECIPE!!!!!

Date published: 2017-04-11

Rated 1 out of
5 by
raskill from
what happenI used to love smokies. Now they are terrible. Worse than a bar s hotdog. Lame companies do lame things for a profit. Never again...

Date published: 2017-03-27

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Stephanie from
Seriously?I used to love your product, my family grew up cooking them for Sunday breakfast. Why did you change the recipe? It has no flavor, super bland, and not worth the time or the money to buy.

Date published: 2017-02-22

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Leah from
Why change a good thing??We have loved Little Smokies for years, but if this is the recipe now I will never buy them again. If we wanted hot dogs, we would have bought hot dogs. That is what these previously delicious little sausages taste like now! SO disappointed. You've lost several loyal customers here.

Date published: 2017-02-21

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Carole 555 from
Changed Ingredients - tastes awful!!I have been eating Lit'l Smokies for years but will not buy again unless you go back to the original recipe. You obviously changed the ingredients. Why did you lower the quality of this wonderful little sausage??? I would rather pay a few cents more for the original recipe if it is a matter of money!! You are losing a lot of customers as all of my friends say the same... it is a "horrible taste" since the ingredients change!!

Date published: 2017-02-09

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Harry101 from
Barely edible nowI used to love these things but they changed the recipe and it tastes very off putting. It doesn't even taste like a hotdog like most people said.. Never getting their products again.

Date published: 2017-01-08

Rated 1 out of
5 by
sonatherun from
YuckI sure wish I had read these reviews before buying.

Date published: 2016-12-31

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Cristina from
Go back to original recipeThese use to make great snacks, now they are like hot dogs. They are GROSS! I wasted 2 packets and an entire pound of bacon!! I've been making these for 20 years and now they are ruined

Date published: 2016-12-31

Rated 1 out of
5 by
mhat from
Not the same!My family has always enjoyed the lil smokies, but the last couple of times they have tasted like cooked hotdogs. Not what we want for breakfast. Please go back to the old recipe so we can go back to purchasing your product.

Date published: 2016-12-31

Rated 1 out of
5 by
BigCityNees from
New Recipe is AwfulWe make pigs in blankets with these and thought something was wrong with the batch we got. Nope. Turns out recipe has changed. The new "hot dog" flavor and texture is gross. Go back to the old style.